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Group hoping to raise $10K for local child reading initiative
By MO CRANKER on February 16th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker A team of volunteers is working to get more books in the hands of local children. Mike Flieger and a small team are working on a community literacy initiative, which has a goal of raising $10,000. If the goal is reached, a corporate sponsor will match it. With $20,000, the group could get books ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors celebrate Valentine’s with oodles of love
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2021
Creating a “Wall of Sweethearts” was just one of the ways many in local seniors’ residences celebrated this week for Valentine’s Day. At Chinook Village Eileen Marchand gazes at the three photographs she has displayed on the wall. There is one taken on the day she married Ernest in 1947 after he was discharged from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local tourism group will help Walsh as best it can
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2021
Tourism officials in Medicine Hat say they will do what they can to help a Cypress County effort to keep the tourism centre in Walsh promoting the region. And even though 2021 presents an unclear picture for the tourism sector, there is opportunity to capitalize, says Jace Anderson, head of the Hat-based Destination Marketing Organization. ... Read More »
1 responseMore job losses at Medicine Hat College, AUPE reports
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2021
More jobs have been lost at Medicine Hat College, according to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. According to an AUPE press release, the college has terminated the positions of three food service workers and two cooks who belong to the union. The workers had been temporarily laid off due to the pandemic. This follows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City looking at options with electric buses
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 13th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city’s bus fleet that famously switched to run on natural gas several years ago could go at least partly electric in the next round of replacements, city officials say, but only when the price is right. This week Ottawa announced $16 billion in new funding to help move major transit projects forward and ... Read More »
1 responseOnce again, still no influenza in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on February 13th, 2021
This week’s Alberta Health Services influenza report still shows no laboratory confirmed cases in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, has said the number of lab tests done this season for flu are more than ever before. The report says 1,530,446 Albertans have had the influenza vaccine this season which is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City cashes in on well reclamation fund
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 13th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The City of Medicine Hat’s effort to abandon gas wells has now received $5 million from a federal program to help provinces tackle the problem while putting oilfield service companies to work. That information comes Friday as Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage detailed the new phases of the program that totals $1 billion in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No news on Aurora Sun plant as company gives financial report Thursday
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Aurora Cannabis officials say the company is executing on its path to repositioning as a profitable “premium” producer, as they released a financial report Thursday that gave no new information on the future of the paused Sun facility in Medicine Hat. CEO Miguel Martin says the Edmonton-based company narrowed its unadjusted loss to $12 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local demand pushing greenhouses to expand
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Plans by several greenhouse operators to add 1.5 million in vegetable greenhouse space near Medicine Hat over the next several years is being led by consumers’ wish for domestic produce, says the head of one company leading the charge. Ryan Cramer, of Big Marble Farms, told the News on Thursday that after completing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twinning advocates won’t stop pushing Hwy 3
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Advocates for the twinning of Highway 3 say they hope to keep up momentum as the province plans to start work on some sections this summer. That includes a call to bring industry voices on board the effort, which has already brought support from Medicine Hat-based major manufacturer, Goodyear Tires. “We want to update ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosting online meet with community leaders
By MO CRANKER on February 12th, 2021
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker Medicine Hat College will virtually host local leaders this morning to talk regional vitality. The 90-min conversation begins at 9 a.m. There are limited tickets available and can be found on eventbrite.ca. Regional vitality planning project manager Christie Wilson says the meeting will play host to a number of important conversations. “This is going ... Read More »
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